Comparism of Percy Jacson book version and movie version.

There were many differences from the book and movie version. Probaly one of the most prominent one is the age difference of the actors and characters. In the book Percy and Annabeth were supposed to be 12 but in the movie they looked more like 17. Also Grover was supposed to be weak and frail but he did not seem that way in the movie. Some characters were even omitted, one such example is Nancy Bobofit. Also the way Percy Jackson and company had obtained the pearls was through his father, Poseidon, in the book but in the movie he had to fight for the pearls.

This is probaly the best part about the movie in terms of content, instead of earning a direct exit out of the Underworld after confronting Hades, they have to fight for it, which gives the book a great storyline. Also we cannot blame the director for omitting so many parts, after all this is a film, thus cannot go on for too long.Also the director has used nice action - packed scenes to substitute the lack of story content. That is yet another advantage of why movies are better than books. After all pictures speak a thousand words, if you were to read a book you have to imagine how it would look like, unlike a movie.

Now that I have talked about the advantages of the film, lets talk about the disadvantages. In a book there is definitely more room for storyline and it does not cost as much as a film to produce, so you can have a whole series. Also if you had noticed, there was no mention of the Titan lord, Kronos, in the movie, which is the main plot line for the series. If the second book, Sea of Monsters, were to be filmed, those who have never read the book will have a hard time trying to find out what is the flow of events of the whole series.

There is also the concern of the age of the actors. if you observed closely the actors looked more like 17 than 12, if the series were to continue the age difference would become more and more unrealistic.

In conclusion, I feel that the directors of this movie have made many grave mistakes in making this movie, rendering them unable to continue the story. But then again it had all the points a good movie should have. Romance, drama, action and great climax.